Critical Steps of Plasmodium falciparum Ookinete Maturation

Critical Steps of Plasmodium falciparum Ookinete Maturation

The egress and fertilization of Plasmodium gametes and development of a motile ookinete are the first crucial steps that mediate the successful transmission of the malaria parasites from humans to the Anopheles vector. However, limited information exists about the cell biology and regulation of this...

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Main Authors: Giulia Siciliano, Giulia Costa, Pablo Suárez-Cortés, Angelo Valleriani, Pietro Alano, Elena A. Levashina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
malaria parasite transmission
Plasmodium falciparum
Anopheles coluzzii
ookinete maturation
time course of zygote development
developmental bottleneck
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00269/full

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